What does it mean to celebrate Palm Sunday in the time of covid 19 and shelter in place? Our Hosanna has a sharper focus. Being a part of the crowd is bit more cosmic. And our journey with Jesus is more tender. On Palm Sunday, we cry together: Hosanna, which literally beseeches “God save us”! In a different year, we would have…
There is an old tale told about a preachers’ get together from days gone by. Maybe you know it. Four preachers met for a friendly gathering. During the conversation one preacher said, “Our people come to us and pour out their hears, confess certain sins and needs. Let us do the same for each other. Confession is good for the soul.” In…
As a young girl, I can remember playing a game with neighborhood friends. We would make soup. In order to do, you need as many sticks as you could gather, rocks, leaves – dried and crunchy from the ground, and any nuts and berries you could find. I would mix it in the round aluminum container that my family kept our fresh…
March 15, 2020 Sermon – Heaven on Earth Good morning! Today’s message is focused on Matthew 6:10 Your kingdom come. Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Last week turned into a week like none other most of us have known. Before I understood the concept of “flattening the curve”, I was quite incredulous with (what I will…
Are Are We There Yet?The kingdom of God is like a man who takes up knitting in his retirement years. Ed Mosley, an 86-year-old resident of the Atlanta Georgia Dogwood Forest assisted living facility learned to knit and purl in his golden years. With an introductory loom and instructions given to him by his granddaughter, the retired engineer taught himself to make…
“Ascribe the Lord” This week marks the beginning of another season of Lent. We are now in the 40 or so days leading up to Easter, the day of Jesus’ resurrection. Lent always begins in the same fashion- Ash Wednesday. It is a day of reflection and repentance, symbolized by an ashen cross on our forehead. The words that are said as…
When You Pray Welcome to your annual soul checkup. Let’s together get ourselves ready for Easter. This will take us a number of weeks, about six to do this right. Let’s focus in on how your prayer life is going as one of the primary indicators of a healthy relationship with God. Let your soul be open to a preventive checkup that…
For the last five weeks, we have been traveling with Paul in the first three chapters of the first letter to the Corinthians, where he called the people to remember they belonged first to Christ. Every action that followed came from a knowledge of belonging together to Christ. We, together, belong to Christ. Together, we lack nothing. We align on the person…
Do you know the story of state nicknames? What is Pennsylvania called? The Keystone State. Do you know why? Keystones are the crucial center stone in the arch that holds together the other rocks. Pennsylvania, in the middle colonies, held a key position geographically, economically, and politically in the original thirteen colonies.(1) Another state nickname that has always fascinated me is Missouri.…
This week, I picked up a new pair of glasses.I had been using the latest pair for about two years with little trouble. When my eye doctor asked if I experienced any vision change, I said very little. At the end of the exam, I found myself with an updated prescription. I have worn glasses since the 2nd grade, so this did…